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Inventors of blue LEDs receive Nobel Prize in physics
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07 Oct 2014

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan and U.S. scientist Shuji Nakamura won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for the invention of blue light-emitting diodes, a breakthrough that spurred the development of LED technology used to light up computer screens and modern smartphones. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says...

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Is the world still afraid of Iran?
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People walk by illuminated trees in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008

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07 Oct 2014

When Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood in front of the UN General Assembly and pronounced Iran to be a greater threat that ISIL, it wasn't a huge surprise. After all, the Israeli leader's main mood music in office has been to warn about evil, on-the-verge-of-nuclear Iran, which, he told the UNGA, is of greater concern that the...

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Fears as nurse in Spain gets Ebola
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Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, addresses the general debate of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, 25 September, 2014.

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07 Oct 2014

A nurse in Spain has contracted Ebola, becoming the first person known to have caught the disease outside the outbreak zone in West Africa during the current epidemic. The nurse's illness illustrates the danger healthcare workers face not only in poorly equipped West African clinics, but also in the more sophisticated medical centres of Europe and...

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Self-funded and deep-rooted: How ISIS makes its millions
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A convoy transporting a Spanish nurse who is believed to have contracted the ebola virus from a 69-year-old Spanish priest leaves Alcorcon Hospital in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014.

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07 Oct 2014

October 7, 2014 -- Updated 0127 GMT (0927 HKT) Besaslan, Turkey (CNN) -- On the southern edge of Turkey, rolling brown pastoral hills slope gently to the Syrian border, with small towns like this one dotting the horizon. The calm on this side of the border, however, belies the scene on the other side. Just across the border in northern Syria, the...

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Street battles as ISIL enters Syria's Kobane
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Turkish soldiers stand atop and around their tanks as they hold their positions on a hilltop in the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, overlooking Kobani in Syria where fighting had ben intensified between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State,group Monday, Oct. 6, 2014.

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07 Oct 2014

Fighters from ISIL have penetrated the Syrian town Kobane for the first time, sparking street-to-street fighting and an order from its Kurdish defenders for all civilians to flee. Two black ISIL flags were seen flying on Kobane's eastern side on Monday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, while there were reports of ISIL fighters...

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Nobel Prize for medicine goes to discoverers of brain’s 'inner GPS'
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In this image shot with an extreme telephoto lens and through haze from the outskirts of Suruc at the Turkey-Syria border, militants with the Islamic State group are seen after placing their group's flag on a hilltop at the eastern side of the town of Kobani, Syria, where fighting had been intensified between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab and its surrounding areas have been under attack since mid-September, with militants capturing dozens of nearby Kurdish villages.

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07 Oct 2014

STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - British-American John O'Keefe and Norwegians May-Britt and Edvard Moser won the 2014 Nobel Prize for medicine for discovering the brain's navigation system and giving clues as to how strokes and Alzheimer's disrupt it. The Nobel Assembly, which awarded the prize of 8 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million) at Sweden's...

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Hong Kong protests: Formal talks agreed as protests shrink
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John O'Keefe, Edvard and May-Britt Moser Edvard Moser, share the Nobel Prize

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07 Oct 2014

Representatives from Hong Kong's Occupy Central movement have agreed to hold formal talks with the government. No date has been set but the students made it clear the talks would be called off if the remaining demonstrators were cleared from the streets by force. As the protests entered their second week, crowds began to die down as civil...

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'It is very, very serious': F1 driver Jules Bianchi in critical condition after severe head injury
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A pro-democracy supporter uses his smartphone to photograph student leaders Joshua Wong, right, and Alex Chow as they pose in front of a wall covered in post-it notes of encouragement, near government headquarters, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 in Hong Kong.

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06 Oct 2014

Seriously hurt: Jules Bianchi Photo: Getty Images The parents of Formula One driver Jules Bianchi arrived at his bedside in Japan on Monday where he is in a critical but stable condition after one of the sport's worst crashes in nearly two decades. Philippe and Christine Bianchi entered the hospital without speaking to journalists, as a row brewed...

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Waldorf to Be Biggest Chinese Property Purchase in U.S.
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Marussia driver Jules Bianchi of France steers his car in the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix

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06 Oct 2014

New York City’s Waldorf Astoria hotel is set to become the biggest prize yet for buyers from China who have been pouring money into U.S. real estate as they seek stable investments outside their country. Beijing’s Anbang Insurance Group Co. agreed to pay $1.95 billion for the 1,232-room tower on Park Avenue, an Art Deco landmark and one of...

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The Other Umbrella (De-) Revolution
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06 Oct 2014

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Unlike the creative and highly disciplined Hong Kong protesters, who are using their umbrellas as protection against pepper spray, tear gas, water canons, batons, even rubber bullets; President Frederick B. Robinson, known for his efforts to suppress student protests at City College of New York (CCNY),...

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Ebola must never again be allowed to claim lives for want of basic healthcare
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A student pro-democracy protester sits alone under the shade of an umbrella on the streets near government headquarters, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 in Hong Kong.

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06 Oct 2014

The UK must take a lead in the fight to eradicate Ebola, ensuring universal health coverage becomes a reality, says the shadow secretary of state for international development ...

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President Rousseff to face rival Neves in Brazil election run-off
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Peacekeepers with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) wear protective masks while on duty at UN offices in the capital city of Monrovia, 11 September, 2014, as the peacekeeping chief visits to assess the Ebola outbreak.

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06 Oct 2014

Brazil’s unpredictable election took another twist on Sunday, with left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff being forced into a run-off race as expected, but against a centre-right challenger who only surged in the final week of the campaign. Rousseff will face Aecio Neves in the October 26 run-off vote, required as no single candidate won an outright...

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F1 driver Jules Bianchi in critical condition after crash
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President Rousseff to face rival Neves in Brazil election run-off

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06 Oct 2014

Tampa Bay Times Sunday, October 5, 2014 8:11pm Jules Bianchi SUZUKA, Japan — Formula One driver Jules Bianchi was in critical condition Sunday after crashing at the Japanese Grand Prix. Related News/Archive Bianchi was unconscious when he was taken to a hospital after a crash in the rain-shortened race. He had emergency surgery after a scan...

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Aussie MP interfered in surrogacy case

Marussia driver Jules Bianchi of France waves during drivers' parade before the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014.

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08 Oct 2014

ANOTHER surrogate baby has been abandoned by an Australian couple after a senior Australian federal politician reportedly intervened to get them a visa for their chosen child.img...

'I'm sure he still thinks about me'

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08 Oct 2014

The Porto centre-back was heavily linked with a summer switch to Manchester United after his Netherlands boss moved to Old Trafford following the conclusion of the World Cup Porto centre-back Bruno Martins Indi has claimed he has a spiritual...

Syrian rights groups call on world to save Kobani

08 Oct 2014

Travel Deals $877 -- Norway: Northern Lights Cruise in Winter, Save $879 See all travel deals » The Associated Press Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 3:27 AM MURSITPINAR, Turkey (AP) - Several Syrian human rights groups have issued a...

Kurds clash with Salafis in Hamburg, 14 injured

08 Oct 2014

Travel Deals $877 -- Norway: Northern Lights Cruise in Winter, Save $879 See all travel deals » The Associated Press Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 3:20 AM BERLIN (AP) - Police in the north German city of Hamburg say 14 people were...

Poet, 7 others detained ahead of Hong Kong event

08 Oct 2014

Travel Deals $877 -- Norway: Northern Lights Cruise in Winter, Save $879 See all travel deals » The Associated Press Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 3:26 AM BEIJING (AP) - The wife of a Chinese poet says he and seven other people were...

Hong Kong's 'silent majority' critical of protests

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08 Oct 2014

Share PhotoReddit✉ A pro-democracy supporter sleeps on the streets in the occupied areas surrounding the government complex in Hong Kong Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Crowds of protesters who filled Hong Kong's streets with demands...

Taliban suicide attack kills 5 in Afghanistan

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08 Oct 2014

KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says a suicide car bomber has killed at least five people in an...

Iran dissidents: Tehran continues nuke arms work

08 Oct 2014

Travel Deals $877 -- Norway: Northern Lights Cruise in Winter, Save $879 See all travel deals » GEORGE JAHN, The Associated Press Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 3:14 AM VIENNA (AP) - Iranian dissidents say that Tehran is still...

Highest Paid Sportsmen: Mayweather & Ronaldo Top Forbes Top 10 List
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08 Oct 2014

Forbes released a list of top 10 highest paid sportsmen in the world with American boxer, Floyd Mayweather topping the list, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Lebron James, Lionel Messi and Kobe Bryant, then other five big earners In 2014 Q2 alone, Floyd Mayweather, 37 amassed earnings worth$105m, but that was before...

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Giants beat Nationals 3-2 to advance to NLCS
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Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, right, celebrates with James Rodriguez after scoring the second goal during the UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Read Madrid and Sevilla at Cardiff City Stadium in Wales Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014.

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08 Oct 2014

San Francisco Giants pitcher Sergio Romo shouts after the final out in the eighth inning against the Washington Nationals during Game 4 of baseball's NL Division Series in San Francisco, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ORG XMIT: FXPB176 SAN FRANCISCO – Joe Panik scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning on Aaron Barrett’s...

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Premier League - Little Headway in Handling Injured Noggins
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Sergio Francisco Romo is a American right-handed professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League baseball.

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08 Oct 2014

[Daily Maverick]Soccer continues to lag behind in its management of head injuries. Thibaut Courtois might have been fine in the end, but the sport still needs to be far more careful and considerate when it comes to the safety of players' noggins....

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Can dysfunctional Leafs come together this season?
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Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois of Belgium gestures during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Rayo Vallecano at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013.

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08 Oct 2014

The disconnect begins at the top. The majority owners of the Maple Leafs — Bell and Rogers — are bitter corporate business rivals who agree on almost nothing. The man they hired to run Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, Tim Leiweke, who hired Brendan Shanahan to operate the hockey club, has become a noisy distraction and his...

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Manning up is the Rhule at Temple
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08 Oct 2014

0 comments Travel Deals $877 -- Norway: Northern Lights Cruise in Winter, Save $879 See all travel deals » MIKE KERN, Daily News Staff Writer kernm@phillynews.com Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 3:01 AM MATT RHULE is here for the long haul. He wants to build a program, not just a team. So sometimes, it's mostly about getting the...

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Italian chief Tavecchio banned
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Temple head coach Matt Rhule, center, talks to offensive linesman Dion Dawkins (66) during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in East Hartford, Conn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. Temple won 36-10. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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07 Oct 2014

Italian Football Federation president Carlo Tavecchio has been handed a six-month ban by UEFA over alleged racist comments made by him during his election campaign. The 71-year-old drew heavy criticism in July by making an allegedly racist comment about "eating bananas" during an address to a summer assembly of Italy's amateur leagues. Both UEFA...

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Iker Casillas plans to disappoint Arsenal and Liverpool by staying with Real Madrid
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07 Oct 2014

Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas is set to reject any offers from the Premier League as he aims to finish his decorated career with the European champions. The 33-year-old was linked with a move to Arsenal over the summer with his starting role at the Santiago Bernabeu in doubt while recent reports have suggested Liverpool could turn to the...

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Schalke replaces coach Keller with Di Matteo
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Real Madrid's goalkeeper Iker Casillas holds the trophy after his team defeating FC Barcelona in their Spanish Supercup second leg soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012.

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07 Oct 2014

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — Schalke fired coach Jens Keller on Tuesday and replaced him with former Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo. Di Matteo signed a three-year contract. Keller was dismissed after Schalke picked up only eight points in seven Bundesliga games. It is 11th in the 18-team league. The team lost 2-1 to Hoffenheim...

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Ed Sheeran Is Light On His Feet In “Thinking Out Loud” Video
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Coach Roberto Di Matteo of Chelsea at a press conference at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Chelsea will be meeting FC Nordsjalland in a Champions League match Tuesday.

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07 Oct 2014

Ed Sheeran’s new music video for “Thinking Out Loud” is definitely Taylor Swift’s new favourite video. We just feel it in our hearts. She loves this video. In it, Sheeran dances with an ethereal young lady. And not just dances. He does a very complicated, choreographed routine. Pretty impressive actually. The video is...

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Pharrell And Daft Punk Have An Autumn Dance Party In Gust Of Wind
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07 Oct 2014

Yesterday we gave you a sneak peek at Pharrell and Daft Punk’s latest collab on Gust Of Wind (off of Pharrell’s latest album, GIRL) and today, we have the full video for your viewing pleasures! In the teaser, we saw Pharrell approaching two giant stone sculptures carved into the shapes of Daft Punk’s famous helmets […]...

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Which Celeb Pop Star Was Hiding In Ellen’s Bushes?
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07 Oct 2014

Sometimes celebs need a place to crash and while there are plenty of beautiful rental homes, swanky hotels and even friends’ couches, some might prefer to stay in Ellen bushes. That sounds weird, but hear us out: the beloved talk show host has a new game on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where she picks out […] Tags: Ariana Grande, News, The...

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Aziz Ansari to non-feminists: 'I don't believe you'
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07 Oct 2014

Do you consider yourself a feminist? No? Well, Aziz Ansari doesn’t believe you. Related On the Scene: Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity benefit Watch 22 glorious minutes of 'Parks and Recreation' season 5 bloopers Aziz Ansari's...

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Big Sean & Ariana Grande Share A Kiss On Spooky Roller Coaster Ride
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07 Oct 2014

Is this confirmation that Ariana Grande and Big Sean are officially an item? Before the thrilling Revenge of the Mummy ride at Hollywood's Universal Studios...

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Vanessa Hudgens: Lorde blew my mind
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07 Oct 2014

Lorde and Vanessa Hudgens are fan-girling over each other. The 17-year-old Royals singer has been hot news ever since she hit the charts last year and performed to a star-studded audience at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles last night. In the crowd was actress Vanessa, who took to...

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Pharrell announces new single 'Gust Of Wind'
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07 Oct 2014

Pharrell has announced his brand new single 'Gust Of Wind', to be released on November 9th. The epic video is the very first music video directed by Edgar Wright ('Shaun Of The Dead',...

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John Lennon to debut in digital high definition for 74th birthday
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Singer Pharrell Williams poses during a news conference for the exhibition "GIRL" at the Perrotin Gallery in Paris, Monday, May 26, 2014. Williams curated an exhibition encompassing around 40 art pieces, presenting their visions of femininity, muses, female creativity and freedom. The show opens on May 27 and runs through June 27, 2014. The piece behind Williams is "GIRL" by French artist Guy Limone.

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07 Oct 2014

In celebration of John Lennon's 74th birthday on October 9, eight essential studio albums, two compilations, and the acclaimed John Lennon Signature Box are making their high definition digital audio debuts. All of the titles...

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Clooney, Alamuddin tie the knot in Venice

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28 Sep 2014

Venice’s Grand Canal turned into an aquatic red carpet as the tuxedo-clad actor and his guests crossed the lagoon from the Cipriani hotel for dinner. Venice - The world’s most famous bachelor, George Clooney, broke a vow to remain single on...

How A Box Office Bomb Killed The Black Widow Movie

George Clooney on his way to marry Amal Alamuddin, in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014.

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26 Sep 2014

Thanks to fun roles in Joss Whedon's The Avengers and Joe and Anthony Russo's Captain America: The Winter Soldier (and to a lesser extent Jon Favreau's Iron Man 2), Black Widow has been firmly and successfully centered as the female lead of the...

The Lion King is biggest grossing show or film in history, says Disney

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23 Sep 2014

The Lion King musical has grossed more money at the box office than any other film or stage show in history, the Walt Disney Company said last night. Worldwide ticket sales for the show surpassed $6.2bn ($3.8bn) this summer, meaning it has taken more...

Polly Bergen, Emmy-winning actress, dies at 84

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21 Sep 2014

Emmy winner Polly Bergen passed away at the age of 84 on Saturday at her home in Southbury, Connecticut. The actress' publicist Judy Katz revealed Bergen had died, but did not disclose a cause of death, The Associated Press reports. However, it's...

Angelina Jolie to direct Richard Leakey biopic 'Africa'

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20 Sep 2014

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'Oculus' writers to reboot 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'

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16 Sep 2014

Do you still know what you did 17 summers ago? Sony is looking to remind moviegoers with a reboot of the teen slasher flick "I Know What You Did Last Summer." Related: Oculus' delivers intelligently nasty scares Robert Abele Psychologically...

Richard Kiel: Actor who played James Bond villain Jaws dies aged 74

** ARCHIV ** Jennifer Love Hewitt trifft am 27. Okt. 2008 bei der Hollywood awards Gala in Beverly Hills ein. Die Hollywood-Schauspielerin wehrt sich gegen einen mutmasslichen Stalker. Nach einem Gerichtsbeschluss muss sich der 62-Jaehrige fuer drei Jahre von ihr fernhalten. Das entschied ein Richter am Montag, 12. Jan. 2009, in Burbank in der Naehe von Los Angeles und gab damit einem Antrag der 29-Jaehrigen statt. Nach ihrer Darstellung verkaufte der Mann kuerzlich sein Haus im Staat Colorado und zog nach Los Angeles, um naeher bei ihr zu sein. (AP Photo/ Matt Sayles, Archiv) ** zu APD7262 ** --- ** FILE ** In this Oct. 27, 2008 file photo Jennifer Love Hewitt arrives at the Hollywood Awards Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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11 Sep 2014

Towering actor Richard Kiel - best known for playing James Bond villain Jaws - has died aged 74. The 7ft 2in star appeared as the steel-toothed killer in 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me and 1979's Moonraker. He died in the Saint Agnes Medical Center in...

George Clooney to direct movie about U.K. phone hacking scandal

Actor Richard Kiel, left, who played the role of Jaws in "The Spy Who Loved Me," jokes around with Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge during a ceremony honoring Roger Moore with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.

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04 Sep 2014

George Clooney has come on to direct "Hack Attack" for Sony Pictures, delving into the hot-button topic of celebrity privacy scandals. The pic will be an adaptation of journalist Nick Davies' account of the British phone hacking scandal...

Australian PM to ban preachers who incite hatred
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08 Oct 2014

Canberra, October 07: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Wednesday expressed "frustration and anger" at "preachers of hate" who come to Australia to incidte hostility, saying he will move to ban them. Abbott said on Sydney radio Wednesday that he wanted to set up a "red card" system to stop these "hate preachers" getting visas to come to...

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Rio Jumps After Saying It Rejected Glencore Takeover Approach
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07 Oct 2014

Rio Tinto Group jumped the most in more than a year in London after saying it rejected a merger approach from Glencore Plc that would have created the world's largest miner. Glencore made a merger proposal in July, which was unanimously rejected by Rio Tinto's board, London-based Rio said today in a statement. After being rebuffed by the board,...

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US stocks open lower on global growth concerns
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07 Oct 2014

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks opened lower Tuesday as concerns rose that global economic growth is slowing. Industrial production in Germany, Europe's largest economy, dropped the most in five years and the International Monetary Fund trimmed its outlook for global growth this year and next. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard &...

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Serbia Committed to Building South Stream Pipeline: Foreign Minister
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07 Oct 2014

MOSCOW, October 7 (RIA Novosti) - Serbia on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to building a leg of the South Stream pipeline, a Russia-led project that would bypass Ukraine to bring natural gas to Europe, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said. "Everything is fine with the South Stream. We are ready to build it. All...

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Global stocks lower after Wall Street decline
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** FILE ** The NIS Jugopetrol oil refinery is seen in Pancevo, some 16 kms (10 miles) north of Belgrade, in this Jan. 22, 2008 file photo. Russian and Serbian officials on Friday, Jan. 25, 2008 signed a multibillion-dollar energy deal that would make Serbia a key hub for Russian energy supplies and strengthen Moscow's dominance of the European energy market. The agreements, worth an estimated US$2.2 billion (Euro 1.5 billion), would include building a branch of the prospective South Stream natural gas pipeline in Serbia. South Stream would run under the Black Sea from Russia to Bulgaria, from where it would branch off west to Serbia and, possibly, in other directions. A separate protocol also envisages Russia's state gas monopoly, OAO Gazprom, acquiring a controlling stake in Serbia's state oil company NIS. (AP Photo/Srdjan Ilic, file)hg3

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07 Oct 2014

BANGKOK (AP) — Global stocks were mostly lower Tuesday after Wall Street edged down and the World Bank trimmed its Asian growth forecast. KEEPING SCORE: Germany's DAX fell 0.9 percent to 9,127.05 and France's CAC-40 lost 0.8 percent to 4,253.72. Wall Street looked set for more declines, with futures for the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard...

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German industrial output plunges at fastest rate since 2009 financial crisis -- business live
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07 Oct 2014

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Asian shares inch higher ahead of Bank of Japan decision
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A DaimlerChrysler employee is working on a new Mercedes Benz CLS car on the assembly line at the factory in Sindelfingen, southern Germany, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004. Daimler Chrysler announced today in its headquarters in Stuttgart that the company has created 1.600 new jobs in 2004. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle) ---- Ein DaimlerChrysler-Mitarbeiter bereitet den Einbau von Tuerdichtungen fuer einen Mercedes-Benz CLS im Werk Sindelfingen am Mittwoch, 15. Dezember 2004, vor. DaimlerChrysler hat 2004 in Deutschland 1.600 neue Arbeitspltze geschaffen, wie das Unternehmen heute in Stuttgart mitteilte

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07 Oct 2014

Asian shares inched tentatively higher on Tuesday as the focus turned to an imminent policy decision from the Bank of Japan, while the dollar rebounded after investors locked in some gains on its recent rally. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up about 0.1 per cent, wobbling between positive and negative territory after...

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Nikkei erases losses after BOJ chief's comment on weak yen; Fujifilm shines
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07 Oct 2014

* Traders take heart from Kuroda's comment at parliament on weak yen - traders * Market continues to focus on Kuroda's speech after policy meeting * Fujifilm soars after French and Guinean governments consider clinical trials By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks clawed back early losses on Tuesday in response to comments from...

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